Angeles Gonzalez Sinde

MADRID ( Reuters ) - Major U.S. and Spanish companies are preparing to invest in online music and movie services in Spain once a controversial new law to fight piracy takes effect next month, the country's culture minister said. Intellectual property watchdogs have targeted Spain as one of the world's largest copyright violators with a piracy rate of nearly 80 percent, and are closely watching the implementation of the new law. "There are Spanish companies developing large websites and U.S...Read Full Story

If you are interested in learning how to do real magic, this book is a resource you must have. Virtually every magical tradition uses amulets and talismans. Witches use them. Ceremonial magicians use them. Wiccans use them. Chaos magicians use them. Folk magicians use them. You should use them, too, and this book shows you exactly how to do that. Do you need a talisman for health? How about one to obtain eloquence? Or perhaps you'd like one for honors, riches and prosperity? Instructions are...Read Full Story

Film director Alex de la Iglesia said that he will resign as the president of the Spanish Film Academy in protest over a proposed new law against illegal Internet downloads he feels is inadequate. The 45-year-old, who is behind the 2008 English-language whodunit “The Oxford Murders”, said he will step down after the Goya Awards, Spain’s top film honours, on February 13 which is organised by the academy. “I will not stop arguing, but frankly, I would rather do that as a film director than...Read Full Story

Spain's Culture ministry says experts at the Prado art museum have positively identified a previously unknown masterpiece by 16th-century Flemish painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder . Culture Minister Angeles Gonzalez Sinde says the government is negotiating to buy "The Wine of St. Martin's Day" from a private Spanish collection so it can be put on display at the Prado. Gonzalez Sinde declined Thursday to say how much has been offered. But Spain's El Pais newspaper reported the painting could...Read Full Story

Ford's commitment to the World Rally Championship should be taken as an indication of the series' solid future, according to team principal Malcolm Wilson. As the WRC's commercial arm North One Sport fights for its survival - after parent company Convers Sports Initiatives went into administration - Ford's decision to commit to the championship confirms the future of the WRC. Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/world-rally-championship-news/wrc/ford-new-deal-shows-wrcs-strength...Read Full Story